VIP Class Notes (Rebekah) S + V + G

We talked about Dragon festival, coffee, trying new flavors, travel, sports and visas.

I very like the flavor of rice and meat, because it is have salt not sweet flavor.

I will told the waiter and I told some don’t add honey.

Do you try this flavor?

Do you bought some coffee and add a shot?

I don’t try this again.

I like try, many different flavors.

If you want to sweeten.

Botox is not last long, just a short time.

Last year, I planned to Italy. We went snowboarding, but the plan was canceled.

If they helped lead us to Italy all flights on the country would be lost.

I bought tennis classes. I bought tennis lessons.

When I swimming, I was tired every time.

Revised

I very like the flavor of rice and meat very much, because it is have  has a salty not sweet flavor.

I will told the waiter and I told some don’t add honey. (past tense)

I always tell the waiter, don’t add honey. (present tense)

Do  Have you ever try tried this flavor (of coffee)?

Do you add an extra shot to your coffee bought some coffee and add a shot? (Casual conversation)

Do you like to add an extra shot to your coffee? (Formal)

I will not (won’t) try this again.

I like to try, many different flavors.

Botox is only temporary. Botox only works (or lasts) for a short time. 

Last year, I planned to go to Italy. We went for snowboarding, but the plan was canceled.

If they helped lead us to Italy all flights on the country would be lost. They said we should not go to Italy right now, but they would refund our money.

When I swimming, I was am always tired afterward every time.  I am always tired after swimming. I think swimming is very tiring.

Vocabulary

Badminton Court: (noun) Where you play badminton.
Ex. We booked (or reserved) the badminton court, so we could play badminton from 2:00 to 3:00pm on Saturday, June 5.

Ex. Every Friday night at 7pm, we book the badminton court at the gym by Jing’an Temple.

Salty (Adjective) for the noun Salt.

Ex, I love the salty flavor of the meat.

Sweeten: to make something sweet

Sweetener (noun): Something that makes it sweet.

Ex. Sugar and honey are sweeteners. If you add them to baking, coffee, it will sweeten the coffee or sweeten the cookies or cakes.

Artificial sweetener.   Type of sweetener or sugar that is chemical based, so it imitates the taste of sugar, but not fattening.

Artificial (adjective): Fake, or trying to imitate the real thing.
Ex, That girl is beautiful, but her beauty is artificial, she is just wearing lots of makeup and had cosmetic surgery.

Ex. Coke Zero and Diet Coke have artificial sweeteners to make them taste sweet, but have less calories.

Cosmetic: (adjective), For beauty on the surface, so exterior beauty.

Ex. Cosmetic surgery: When a doctor makes a change to your face or body to make you more conventionally beautiful or to fix a disfigurement. If your nose is broken, a cosmetic surgeon can fix the shape your nose.

Temporary: (adjective), Impermanent, does not last forever. Time frame.

Ex. I have a temporary driver’s license because I am just learning to drive, soon, I will get my permanent driver’s license.

Expiry Date: The day listed on food or perishable goods by which you should throw them away. The date licenses, visas and official documents need to be renewed by.

Ex. The food’s expiry date is July 1. The apples will be rotten after their expiry date.

Expiration or Expire: The time something is no longer valid.

Ex. My Chinese visa expires on July 20, so I have to apply for another visa or leave China.

Ex. The expiration of my visa is July 20.

Ex. The expiry date of my China visa is July 20.

Illegal: Going against the law of your country.

Ex. Overstaying your US visa is illegal. You can go to prison or be deported from the country if you no longer have a valid visa. So its very important to leave before your visa expires.

Pronunciation

Himalayan mountains, The Himalayas

Tim Hortons: Coffee and donut brand from Canada. Its also in Shanghai.